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2018 Term 1

  • Alumnae: A Life Styled - The hugely talented Mrs Kristie Rumble (Hall-Johnston, 1988) spoke to a captivated group of Senior College students last week about her journey to her current career as a designer and stylist.
  • And the winner is… - The Wenona Swimming Carnivals are always a riot of colour, camaraderie and great sportsmanship, with our students and staff, wearing their House colours with pride.
  • Anyone for tennis? - As some of you may be aware from the Wenona School Sports’ Instagram frenzy, the Wenona Tildesley Tennis Squad went on a tour to Melbourne from the 15-17 of January 2018.
  • Beastman keeps Wenona colourful - Last week one of Australia's most exciting contemporary artists, Beastman, visited Wenona to paint two large-scale murals in our Miller Street courtyard.
  • Cadets: Parade and Dining-In - The Ceremonial Parade is a great demonstration of the hard work, dedication and precision that the Wenona and Shore cadets strive to uphold.
  • Celebrating Chinese New Year - Xīnnián hǎo or Happy New Year! It’s the Year of the Dog and Wenona has been celebrating with lanterns, lion dances, drumming and dumplings.
  • Club Showcase 2018 - There is an extensive range of co-curricular activities on offer to students at Wenona.
  • CSI Wenona - Psychology teacher Ms Wenlock tries to incorporate as much practical work as possible in her lessons, and for her Year 9 students this week, this meant ‘sampling’ M&Ms!
  • Eureka! A tour of Project Archimedes - It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year since we held a ground-breaking ceremony for our new STEM Centre and Sporting Facility.
  • Every day is IWD at Wenona - As an overwhelmingly feminist school, Wenona does not contain the celebration of women to just one day.
  • Kindergarten talk about scientists - The arrival of an axolotl called Miguel was a great time to introduce our Kindergarten students to the magic of science and more specifically, what scientists do for a living.
  • Nepal: Service 2000m above sea level - It was the last day of trekking on our service and leadership tour in the Annapurna region of Nepal.
  • Oh what a night! - The Welcome Cocktail Party, hosted by Dr Scott, is an opportunity for parents and staff to come together in an informal setting.
  • Outdoor adventure at Year 6 Camp - Last week Year 6 went to Tallong Campus, which is a two-hour drive from Sydney, for an outdoor education camp.
  • Rainbow celery Kindergarten style - Have you ever eaten red or purple celery?
  • Sparking Creativity - Head of Library and Information Services, Ms Stevenson, invited students to unlock their imagination and write a poem for World Poetry Day.
  • Survival of the Fittest at Hooke House - This week, lots of weird and wonderful animals emerged from Hooke House, as Year 5 unleashed their creativity, designing their very own imaginary animals - complete with clever adaptations - to survive and thrive in their chosen habitat.
  • The Joys of Debating Camp - Do you prefer Birkenstocks to hiking boots, paper cuts to leeches and roast dinner to freeze-dried chicken cooked on a Trangia?
  • The thrills and spills of Market Day - If you want to become your own boss in the future, coming up with a business idea is the first step.
  • Up and Atom: Year 10 visit ANSTO - Last week, Year 10 went behind the scenes at ANSTO, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation for a closer look into the world of nuclear science and its role in finding solutions for health, the environment and industry.
  • Welcome to Wenona - Starting a new school can be daunting, but we are delighted to see that the majority of our new day students, boarders and staff are adjusting well to life at Wenona.
  • Wenona abuzz with Native Bees - The student-led Wenona Environment Group began researching Native Bees after visiting a local school and attending a workshop on the species last year.
  • Wenonian comes back to work in ICT - We love it when students come back to Wenona to work or volunteer in some capacity, so it was great to have Nadia (2017) working up until recently, in our busy ICT Department.
  • Year 11 reflect on their Academic Tour - Year 11’s recent Academic Tour organised by Head of Senior School, Mrs Kerr, and Director of Student Opportunity and Career Education, Ms McFetridge, was a resounding success.
  • Year 5 goes to Attunga - On Wednesday 21st February, smiling faces hopped onto the bus for the Year 5 camp to Attunga.
  • Year 6: Who says Maths isn’t fun? - Our Year 6 students are lucky enough to have teachers who bring Maths to life in magical ways, showing them that it’s much more than equations and rote-learning of times tables.
  • Year 9 Camp – a bonding experience - Located just two hours from Sydney, Kangaroo Valley was the perfect destination for Year 9 Camp.